Former Components 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes that Kimi Antonelli might get the sting over his team-mate on the Canadian Grand Prix.
Montoya argued that if Antonelli beats Russell at a monitor that the Briton has beforehand discovered success at, the Italian will acquire a psychological edge over his team-mate.
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Whereas Antonelli secured his third consecutive win on the Miami Grand Prix and prolonged his lead within the drivers’ championship to twenty factors, Russell struggled on the Miami Worldwide Autodrome.
“He [Antonelli] is a implausible driver and has been exceptionally fast since day one. He is received all the championships as a teenager,” Russell informed Sky Sports activities F1 after the race.
“I’ve nonetheless bought confidence in myself and have additionally been there. I’ve not forgotten drive. It is just a bit little bit of a difficult run however we’re 4 races down, an extended solution to go and I believe we’ll reassess issues over the subsequent few weeks.”
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Russell was a favorite heading into the 2026 season, however his team-mate has change into an surprising risk simply 4 race weekends in. As he now appears forward to the subsequent spherical in Canada, the place he received in 2025, the 28-year-old driver might be hoping to interrupt Antonelli’s momentum.
George Russell, Mercedes
George Russell, Mercedes
“Kimi is aware of that George is absolutely sturdy there, and in his thoughts, he is aware of he must beat [him]. If he can beat George there, he has him mentally lined and that is a giant factor,” Montoya stated through the of the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix.
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“The opposite factor is all people else that introduced upgrades right here, certainly one of them struggled with the automobile. In order that’s going to be a giant query mark. As soon as you place the upgrades within the automobile, sure the automobile goes quicker, however it behaves in another way. Who’s going to love the automobile? That is one other large query.”
Photographs from Miami GP – SundayAndrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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George Russell, Mercedes, Oscar Piastri, McLaren
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Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls
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George Russell, Mercedes
George Russell, Mercedes
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Franco Colapinto, Alpine
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Lando Norris, McLaren
Lando Norris, McLaren
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Esteban Ocon, Haas F1 Workforce
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Rafael Nadal waves the chequered flag for Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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